Tuesday 26 / November / 2024
Muscat: It will be the battle between Muscat and Salalah teams when the second round of 2016 His Majesty’s Cup Hockey Championships begins at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex on Wednesday.
Seeb and Bausher, both Muscat based teams, were drawn against Salalah teams - Dhofar and Al Nasr respectively when the the Oman Hockey Association (OHA) conducted the draw for the six-team second round at the association headquarters on Monday.
Defending champions Ahli-Sidab, meanwhile, will await the winners of first round play-off match between Sohar and Salalah scheduled for Tuesday. Ahli-Sidab will play the winners of that match on Thursday when Al Nasr will square off against Seeb.
The second round matches, all to be played at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, will run till December 15 and at the end of which the top four teams will qualify for the semifinals.
The semifinals will be played on December 17. The third-place playoff is scheduled for December 18 and the final set for December 19.
Fixtures:
Dec 7: Seeb vs Dhofar 6 p.m.; Bausher vs Al Nasr 8 pm.
Dec 8: Sohar/Salalah vs Ahli-Sidab 6 p.m; Al Nasr vs Seeb 8 pm.
Dec 9: Dhofar vs Bauhser 6 pm.
Dec 10: Ahli-Sidab vs Seeb 6 pm; Al Nasr vs Sohar/Salalah 8 pm.
Dec 11: Sohar/Salalah vs Bausher 6 pm; Ahli-Sidab vs Dhofar 8 pm.
Dec 13: Al Nasr vs Dhofar 6 pm; Bausher vs Ahli-Sidab 8 pm.
Dec 14: Dhofar vs Sohar/Salalah 6 pm; Seeb vs Bausher 8 pm.
Dec 15: Ahli-Sidab vs Al Nasr 6 pm; Seeb vs Sohar/Salalah 8 pm.
Dec 17: Semifinals (6 pm, 8 pm).
Dec 18: Third place match 6 pm.
Dec 19: Final 7 pm.
